Sydney: Tim Silver

Tim Silver – Coming around again & Rory
Breenspace
until 26 Sep 2009

Left: Tim Silver Untitled (Rory) 2009, watercolour pigment, initial dimensions 105 x 40 x 34 cm irregular

Much written about, this exhibition is worthy of note, if not a physical visit. Sally Breen devotes almost the whole of her enviable warehouse space to a single work, Rory (pictured), which 2 weeks into the show should be considerably reduced by the dripping water from above - and soon to be no more than puddle of blue pigment on the floor.

In a small separated area are a series of photographic pieces - each a progressive record of the watery decay of different objects - beach jetsam such coke cans, plastic bottles and thongs cast in solid pigment, cinnamon and other metaphorical substances, but always water soluble. These works are for sale, each a series of 5 A4-sized prints, but it's the cast multiples in the backroom that exert the real fascination and are, we understand, not for sale. Silver keeps the concept pure - he is all about ephemeral decay.

Some of this work will also be seen at the upcoming 'Wax-On' group show at Hazelhurst Regional Gallery in December, curated by Nell Schofield.